«The most pure part of the Mediterranean Sea belongs to Montenegro.»
Jack Custo

Montenegro - Slavic name of the country; on languages of Western Europe it is called Montenegro. Montenegro is a former federal unit of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Geography of Montenegro - Montenegro is located in the southwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders with Serbia in the north, Albania to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in the west. About 200 km separate the Adriatic Sea from Montenegro, south-east of Italy.
Distances from Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro: to Rome - about 500 km, to Paris and Berlin - about 1500 km, to New York City - about 7000 km.

In Montenegro, there is only one in the Mediterranean and the southernmost in the world fiord Boka Kotorska.

Montenegro Area: 13 812 km2

The population of Montenegro: 650 thousand people. The main population - Montenegrins, and still live in Montenegro minorities - Serbs, Albanians and Croats.

The official language of Montenegro: Montenegrin (no different from Serbian and Croatian), refers to yugoslav's group of languages.

Montenegro Writing: Cyrillic and Latin.

Montenegro Religion: Orthodox (approximately 70%), Catholicism, Islam and other (approximately 30%).

The capital city of Montenegro: the city Podgorica, the administrative and economic center of the republic: the population - about 200 thousand inhabitants.

Communications in Montenegro: Montenegro International dialing code + 382. The difference with Moscow is time minus 2 hours.

Visa regime: To the citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus has a visa-free entry to Montenegro. Upon entering, you get a tourist visa, which can stay in Montenegro up to 30 days. Not more than 90 days within six months, foreigners can stay in Montenegro for a visa. The maximum term multivizy - 1 year.
Montenegro Currency: Euro (EUR).

Sea in Montenegro: Adriatic. The temperature of sea water over a period of seven months, ranging from + 14 to +26 ° C, the transparency of sea water in places exceeds 35 m. The length of the beaches - 73 km. Pebble, fine, sand and concrete. The best beaches are honored with the "Blue flag" - an international certificate that certifies environmental cleanliness of coastal and beach areas.

Banks: National Bank of Montenegro is open Monday to Friday (10:30-14:00). Commercial banks operate on Thursdays (8:00-15:00) and Friday (8:00-13:00). On weekends, all banks are closed, works only some exchange.

Tourism: the most famous tourist centers of Montenegrin coast:

GERTSEGNOVSKAYA RIVIERA - Herceg Novi (northernmost town of the coast, 10 km from the border with Croatia, 40 km from Dubrovnik), Tivat;

BOKOKOTORSKAYA Bay - Bokokotorsky Bay - the biggest and most beautiful fiord Mediterranean, which is engraved on the land for 28 kilometers. THAT (the ancient city-fortress), is the world's biggest treasure is under the protection of UNESCO. The city is located in the depth of the bay Bokokotorskoy bay cleave to break rocks upland known as Sv.Ivan. Her height is 260 meters. City girded wall that goes to the top of the hill. The length of the walls about 5 km, height 20, width up to 10 meters. Well-preserved and are a unique fortifications in Europe. The human hand to create their entire 10 centuries, from IX to XIX century. The city has a multitude of exceptional beauty and importance of cultural and historical monuments.

BUDVANSKAYA RIVIERA - Budva («Queen of the Montenegrin coast»), Becici, Rafailovich, PRZHNO, MILOCHER, St.Stephen, Petrovac;

BARSKAYA RIVIERA - Sutomore, BAR;

ULTSINSKAYA RIVIERA - Ulcinj, Ada Bojana (the southernmost queen).

All the shops (including Supermarkets and shops in the tour. Centers) are open daily from 6:00 to 21:00. Some stores are working around the clock. The adopted standard tip in restaurants, bars, etc. - 10 percent of the cost of care

Transport: Montenegro has two international airports - Podgorica and Tivat. National Airlines - Montenegro Airlines, there are Serbian - JAT (Yugoslav Avio Transport). The railway connects the city of Belgrade to Bar on the Adriatic coast, a ferry line connects the city of Bar in Montenegro with the city of Bari in Italy throughout the year. Adriatic highway connects all points on the coast.